tinkertoy
Member
I would like to thank Bart and Sue of Aerosport Engines for their help and support in what could have been a nightmare of an annual inspection and with their help it turned out to be just a bad dream.
I purchased a built RV-8A in February 2008. It was started in 2001 and completed in 2004 when it got its airworthy certificate. When I purchased it, it had 104 hours on it and an extensive prebuy inspection was performed with a RV 6 Owner that was an A & P Mechanic. Assuming that the first 40 hours was flown soon after completion the remaining hours (64) were flown over the next 4 years. This February I performed the Annual with an A & P Mechanic. Hours were 169 total. I had flown the aircraft every 7 to 14 days for the entire year that I had it. Oil Changes every 25 hours. Upon inspection of the Aircraft screen, a piece of metal the size of a fingernail was found. Upon closer inspection of the oil filter which was rinsed in 100 LL and a magnate was inserted into the liquid came our looking like a paint brush. The engine was removed and sent off to Zephyr Aircraft Engines for a rebuild. The photos below tell the story. One of the lifters lost some metal due to corrosion. The Oil Cooler was sent for a rebuild and the Prop Governor was damaged beyond repair so a new one was purchased from Vans. Aerosport Engines supplied most of the parts damaged.
The 2 morals of this story are a prebuy cannot see all of the rust and don?t let the engine sit more than 14 days.
I hope that this helps Owners and Prospective Owners and again thanks to Aerosport Engines. They really stand behind their product.
I purchased a built RV-8A in February 2008. It was started in 2001 and completed in 2004 when it got its airworthy certificate. When I purchased it, it had 104 hours on it and an extensive prebuy inspection was performed with a RV 6 Owner that was an A & P Mechanic. Assuming that the first 40 hours was flown soon after completion the remaining hours (64) were flown over the next 4 years. This February I performed the Annual with an A & P Mechanic. Hours were 169 total. I had flown the aircraft every 7 to 14 days for the entire year that I had it. Oil Changes every 25 hours. Upon inspection of the Aircraft screen, a piece of metal the size of a fingernail was found. Upon closer inspection of the oil filter which was rinsed in 100 LL and a magnate was inserted into the liquid came our looking like a paint brush. The engine was removed and sent off to Zephyr Aircraft Engines for a rebuild. The photos below tell the story. One of the lifters lost some metal due to corrosion. The Oil Cooler was sent for a rebuild and the Prop Governor was damaged beyond repair so a new one was purchased from Vans. Aerosport Engines supplied most of the parts damaged.
The 2 morals of this story are a prebuy cannot see all of the rust and don?t let the engine sit more than 14 days.
I hope that this helps Owners and Prospective Owners and again thanks to Aerosport Engines. They really stand behind their product.
